Back in Stock: Zeiss FE 55mm for $699

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It did sold out quickly last time and it’s now back in Stock: Zeiss 55mm FE for $699 at [shoplink 45312 ebay]GetDigital (Click here)[/shoplink]. It’s grey imported but does come with 3 year US seller warranty and you save $300!

Also still running: Save $700 on the Sony A7rII sold by [shoplink 45013 ebay]Electronicsvalley on eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. It’s grey imported but $700 off and 1 year US seller warranty.

New preorders:
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary Lens for Sony E at BHphoto, Adorama.
Tamron 90mm SP A-mount lens at BHphoto.
Sigma MC-11 Mount Adapter for Canon EF Lenses to Sony E Cameras at BHphoto.

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New E-mount stuff: Kenko Extension Tubes Set. Genus electronic ND control. Godox Flash.

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Here are two more CP+ news:

1) Kenko announced a new 10mm and 16mm Extension Tubes Set for Sony E-mount (Source: Instagram)

2) Genus is showing that combined EOS-mount to E-mount adapter and electronic ND filter that uses liquid crystals to change the effective ND from between three to ‘between eight and ten’ stops. Video and info via Newsshooter:

Newsshooter at BVE 2016: Genus END from Dan Chung on Vimeo.

3) Godox announced the Sony compatible version of their X1S (trigger system) and TT685 speedlight (Source: Flashhavoc).

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First 70-200mm f/2.8 FE GM lens hands-on by Matt Granger: surprisingly fast autofocus and more compact than expected

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We know very little about the new 70-200mm FE GM lens. Today Matt Granger posted that short hands-on video directly from the CP+ Sony booth. He says:

  1. It’s not a huge amount bigger than the f/4.0 FE.
  2. Focus seems very very very fast. But not as fast as the Nikon 70-200mm (keep in mind this is a preproduction version)
  3. It handles well and the balance is not too bad.

He also shortly tested the new 24-70m FE GM lens:

And Techradar posted this: 10 things we never knew about (Sony) lenses.

Preorders:
A6300 body at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops. Amazon.fr.
A6300 with kit lens at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. Amazon.de. WexUK. Jessops.
24-70mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
85mm f/1.4 GM FE at BHphoto, Amazon, Adorama, BestBuy. Calumetphoto.de. WexUK. Jessops.
70-200mm f/2.8 GM FE at BHphoto.
Sony FE 1.4x Teleconverter at BHphoto.
Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter BHphoto.

Thanks Joe!

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For SAR readers: DENOISE PRO Software now 72% off (exp. Feb.29)

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That special SAR readers deal is edning soon: You save 72% on the DENOISE projects professional software (Click here to get the discount and see the final price).

This software, 100% developed in Germany, removes all forms of image noise: luminance noise, colour noise, banding, hot pixels & more. It can be used as a stand-alone Program or Plug-in (on both, Windows or Mac).

You can  learn more about the software here and order it here.

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Nikon F Lens to Sony E-Mount autofocus adapter is now available on eBay

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Nikon F lens owner can finally grab their autofocus E-mount adapter on [shoplink 45278 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].

Compatibility
1. Exif Transmitting, Aperture Control functions supports nearly all Sony E-Mount Cameras (Excluding Sony Camcorders)
Notice: This function is only for EMD and Pull-rod Aperture lens (Such as: G Type, E Type, and Partial D Type Lens)
2. AF Function(Current V02 Firmware) supports ‘Phase Detection Mode’ only of Sony A7RII, A7MII (A7II , A7MKII) Camera.
Notice: This function is only for AF-I, AF-S lens those come with internal lens motor (Such as: G Type, Partial E-type Lens)
3. VR Function supports all VR lens(The lens comes with VR function) and Non-VR lens(The lens comes with no VR function but can reach VR through activating Camera’s VR ).

Full description and NIkon F compatibility list can be read on the [shoplink 45278 ebay]eBay auction page (Click here)[/shoplink].

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found via Brian Smith

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Batis 25mm lens got DxOmarked. Says it is a “champion wide lens”!

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DxOmark (Click here) posted their Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens test results. As you can see it beats the F-mount Zeiss Distagon 25mm lens by a single point but it’s not as super razor sharp as the new Loxia. DxO writes:

If you need a wider field of view, the Zeiss Loxia 2.8/21 offers improved sharpness of 27 P-Mpix compared to 22 P-Mpix for the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2. The Batis is still outstandingly sharp, however, and offers a faster maximum aperture with better light transmission, as well as marginally better results for vignetting and chromatic aberration than the Loxia 2.8/21. All in all, the Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 is a champion wide lens and that’s why it currently sits at the top in our database.

It’s still a challenge to find a Batis lens in Stock. There are a few ready to ship on [shoplink 45273 ebay]eBay (click here)[/shoplink]. But most stores do not have them in Stock now:
Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 lens in US at Adorama, Bhphoto. In Eu at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.
Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2.0 lens at Adorama, Bhphoto. In EU at Amazon DE, WexUK. In Asia at Digitalrev.

One more thing: Sony Alpha Training – Learn from a Pro. Shoot Like a Pro. with Rob Shelley at Samys in Los Angeles (details here).

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